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All this thought about the economy and working and idleness doesn't take things far enough. What we really need to abolish is human metabolism. The fact that we
by jxramos 6y ago
All this thought about the economy and working and idleness doesn't take things far enough. What we really need to abolish is human metabolism. The fact that we need to eat and hustle to grow and acquire calories and nutrients is the real oppressor. We need to scientifically find out how to stop metabolism so we all don't need to work and will never starve. Attack the root of the problem. Next in line is mortality.
- perl4ever 6y agoI'm not sure if you're serious or presenting what you think is an absurdity, but I instantly knew human photosynthesis must be an existing science fiction trope, even though I don't actually know a title offhand. Frankly, I expect this sort of thing before fusion power that is "too cheap to meter". See: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/151099/story-including-gene-splicing-to-give-humans-photosynthesis-capability https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/151099/story-inclu...
- kwhitefoot 6y agoLise by D M Arnold. See, for instance, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18759915-lise https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18759915-lise and https://earthbound.virtualimprint.com/ https://earthbound.virtualimprint.com/
- jxramos 6y agoThe problem is we're just too energy intensive. There's an interesting exchange about average daily calorie needs (2k Cal) and how much sunlight collection you'd need to satisfy that energy need. Cool stuff. Bottom line, our bodies don't present enough surface area to get the job done. http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2018/02/ask-physicist-how-many-calories-are-in.html http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2018/02/ask-physicist-...